Đorđe_Lavrnić
Đorđe Lavrnić
Yugoslav handball player
Đorđe "Đoko" Lavrnić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђе Ђоко Лаврнић; 6 June 1946 – 27 November 2010) was a Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Full name | Đorđe Lavrnić | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
(1946-06-06)6 June 1946 Komić, FPR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
27 November 2010(2010-11-27) (aged 64) Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Yugoslav/Serbian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Right back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Slatina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Krivaja Zavidovići | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crvenka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1975–1978 | TuS Derschlag | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VfL Günzburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sloga Doboj | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After starting out at Slatina, Lavrnić played for Krivaja Zavidovići and Crvenka, before moving abroad to Germany. He spent three seasons with TuS Derschlag in the Handball-Bundesliga (1975–1978), finishing as the league's top scorer each year.[2] Later on, Lavrnić would play for VfL Günzburg, before returning to Yugoslavia and joining Sloga Doboj.
At international level, Lavrnić competed for Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal.[3] He also participated in two World Championships (1970 and 1974), bringing home a bronze medal on both occasions.
- "Oproštaj od zlatnog olimpijca" (in Serbian). nezavisne.com. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- "Torschützenkönige" (in German). bundesligainfo.de. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- "Rukometaši na olimpijskoj sceni posle 12 godina" (in Serbian). srbija-info.gov.rs. 14 September 2000. Retrieved 7 December 2020.